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644 Pike County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 10, there have been 644 Pike County residents in their 20s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 8,607 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 10, there have been 5,001 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 65 deaths from the coronavirus in Pike County.

Illinois was home to some of the first reported COVID-19 cases in the US. It has suffered numerous waves of the pandemic, which peaked in the fall of 2020. As the Midwestern hub of the US, Illinois businesses suffered greatly, including layoffs at two major airlines based in the state.

Test results for the past 10 days in Pike County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 1057,2855,0018.7
March 957,1494,9998.7
March 857,0744,9968.8
March 757,0144,9968.8
March 456,8744,9938.8
March 356,6624,9938.8
March 256,5344,9918.8
March 156,4984,9888.8

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